Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Illinois
Hair salons in the Jacksonville, IL area
The hair salons in the Jacksonville, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #116 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 24
- 7 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On personal care products and services · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $580K
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,381
- −3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 hair salons in the Jacksonville area. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $920 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Jacksonville area spend about $13.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $580K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Jacksonville area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,024 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jacksonville area declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Jacksonville area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #116 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Jacksonville area compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Jacksonville area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $580K | $455K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,024 | 1,505 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $920 | $1,063 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,353 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $295K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 247 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Jacksonville area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Jacksonville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,381−3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,122
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 820 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,353+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,058
- Median home value
- $125,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,940
- Daytime population
- 35,211Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for hair salons, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Jacksonville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 72 | 40 | 19.2 | $524K | −0.7% | #45 of 538 |
| 2Dixon, IL | 66 | 26 | 19.5 | $491K | −3.4% | #82 of 538 |
| 3Canton, IL | 64 | 18 | 13.0 | $679K | −2.0% | #103 of 538 |
| 4Mount Vernon, IL | 64 | 26 | 17.5 | $508K | −2.3% | #106 of 538 |
| 5Jacksonville, IL | 63 | 24 | 15.9 | $580K | −3.1% | #116 of 538 |
| 6Sterling, IL | 63 | 44 | 19.0 | $482K | −2.6% | #120 of 538 |
| 7Marion-Herrin, IL | 61 | 60 | 20.7 | $447K | +0.2% | #144 of 538 |
| 8Taylorville, IL | 60 | 27 | 19.9 | $452K | −1.5% | #154 of 538 |
| 9Carbondale, IL | 57 | 36 | 15.7 | $523K | −1.5% | #183 of 538 |
| 10Quincy, IL-MO | 57 | 57 | 18.3 | $497K | −2.0% | #184 of 538 |
Other business types in the Jacksonville area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas50
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Jacksonville, IL area?
The Jacksonville area has 24 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Jacksonville, IL area spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.9M a year, or $920 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $580K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,122 households in the Jacksonville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jacksonville, IL area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Jacksonville area has 15.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $580K, 35% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Jacksonville area would have about 32, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,024 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Jacksonville, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Jacksonville area at 37,381 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,122 households. The median household income in the Jacksonville area is $66,353 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Jacksonville area scores 63 for hair salons (upper middle), #116 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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